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Stinky Handstands and Other Eastern Spotted Skunk Facts
By Emma Alligood and Dr. JT Pynne The eastern spotted skunk, Spilogale putorious, is a once prevalent species throughout the eastern US and Midwest. Now, the species population is down more than 90% due to habitat loss, fragmentation, and land use change. Sightings...
read moreConservation Groups Call to Save Pine Log Wildlife Management Area
Proposed rezoning converts most of property from public outdoor recreation to private mining and commercial use Covington, GA – Georgia Wildlife Federation (GWF) and Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) are calling on hunters, anglers, and all who enjoy the outdoors to...
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Bold, Bipartisan Wildlife Bill Ready for a Vote in Lame Duck Session of Congress
Georgia would get $27.4 Million Annually to Help At-Risk Wildlife COVINGTON, GA (December 7, 2022) - Conservationists are hopeful a bipartisan proposal to dedicate $1.4B a year to helping at-risk wildlife will get a Senate vote before the end of the year. More than 40...
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Georgia Wildlife Federation Welcomes Charlie Todd to Board as District 8 Director
Partnership brings wildlife expertise and dedication to the outdoor community Covington, GA – In November, the Georgia Wildlife Federation (GWF) unanimously voted Charlie Todd of The Westervelt Company to the Board of Directors. As the Director for District 8, Todd...
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Camping Weekend Introduces Folkston Residents to the Outdoors
Many to experience the Okefenokee for the First Time COVINGTON - The Okefenokee is bursting at the seams with nature – Sandhill Cranes, Pond Cypress, amazing views of the night sky, and of course, the iconic alligator. But despite the Okefenokee being so close to...
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Job Announcement: Academics Afield Coordinator
Academics Afield Coordinator Employer: Georgia Wildlife Federation (GWF) Position Length: One semester with potential for extension based on performance Job Type: Internship (~10 hours per week) The Georgia Wildlife Federation in partnership with the Georgia R3...
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Senator Warnock Backs Bipartisan Bill to Help At-Risk Wildlife
Contact: DeAnna Harris, Georgia Wildlife Federation, 770-787-7887, dharris@gwf.org Lacey McCormick, National Wildlife Federation, 512-203-3016, mccormick@nwf.org COVINGTON (06/30/2022) — Senator Raphael Warnock has joined Senator Jon Ossoff in cosponsoring the...
read moreGeorgia Wildlife Federation Welcomes Jana Dyke to Board as Regional Director
Experience in economic development and deep roots in the outdoor community make a perfect partnership Covington, GA – Georgia Wildlife Federation’s Board of Directors voted unanimously at the June meeting to bring Jana Dyke on as regional director for the Albany area....
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Carson Love Joins GWF as UGA’s Academics Afield Coordinator
Carson Love is a junior at the University of Georgia’s Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources studying Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences (UGA). Thanks to the support from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Wildlife Restoration Program, GWF recently hired her...
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Public Access to Public Assets: Georgia’s Fish Belong to All of Us
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Public Access to Public Assets: Georgia’s Fish Belong to All of Us Georgia is blessed with tremendous beauty and tremendous opportunity to enjoy the outdoors. We have mountains and valleys, coastal plain and breathtaking marshlands. We have...
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US Senate Advances Most Significant Wildlife Conservation Bill in Half-Century
Recovering America’s Wildlife Act Will Safeguard Species from Bobwhite Quail to Monarch Butterfly Covington, GA – The U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee’s bipartisan vote to advance the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act brings the most significant...
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From Start to Finish-A Student Coordinator’s Experience Leading Academics Afield
By Cody Ellis, UGA Academics Afield Coordinator Academics Afield has been a very neat and exciting experience for me as the Coordinator for UGA. Not only did I get to teach students how to be involved with the outdoors, I was able to share my passion with them. I...
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